Space shifted, and a group of figures appeared in midair. They were now extremely far from their previous location, surrounded by mountains and concealed by vast forests—a perfect place to hide.
After Shin and the others appeared, Hyuga Tamamo came forward and said calmly, "I searched many places nearby. This is the most suitable place for hiding. As long as we set up the barrier properly, we'll be able to withstand attacks from any direction."
Shin swept his gaze around and nodded in satisfaction. "Good. We'll use this place as a temporary base for now. Hashirama, use Wood Style to build houses for everyone to live in. Mito, Tamamo, come with me and survey the best locations for setting up the barrier. Madara will be in charge of keeping watch. Everyone else, help clear out an open space in the center."
As orders were issued one after another, the many ninjas swiftly got to work. Shin and the two women also surveyed the nearby mountain range. The area within the mountains was vast enough to accommodate tens of thousands of ninjas without any problem.
Afterward, Shin personally used Yin-Yang Release to set up a barrier around the area and laid down a layer of genjutsu. From the outside, everything here appeared exactly as it had before.
Senju Hashirama's work proceeded just as quickly. Wood Style possessed an innate advantage when it came to building houses, and in only a few hours, the center of the mountain range had taken on the outline of a village.
Yet no matter how one looked at it, that outline gave off the distinct impression of the earliest Konoha.
After everyone had been settled, Uchiha Shin, Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama, Hyuga Tamamo, and Uzumaki Mito each took a seat inside the wooden hut at the